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re going to come in strong against the Avs in this final game of the series. The Wild have gone 1-2-1 against the Avs so far. Both teams are coming in with ups and downs recently, but looking equal for January: Minnie...

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The moment Tyler Seguin was traded by the Boston Bruins was the moment Brad Marchand realized he could be next. “If you have half a bad year or you’re not playing up to par, with the cap system nowadays, they’re going to want to improve the team,” he said during the summer. “You don’t want to be that guy to get shipped out.” For the three months of the season, Marchand looked like he might get shipped...

UNIONDALE, NY -- Understandably, it took Loui Eriksson a handful of games upon his return from a concussion. Eriksson had a couple of good scoring chances in the blowout win over the Flyers last weekend, and that was a harbinger of things to come. The 28-year-old Swede finally cashed in for his first goal since way back on Nov. 23 in a 6-3 win over the New York Islanders on Monday at Nassau Coliseum....

No. 1 Star: Jonathan Quick, Los Angeles Kings Bouncing back from the Dodger Stadium loss, Quick pitched a 23-shot shutout of the San Jose Sharks as Anze Kopitar’s goal stood up in the 1-0 win. That included 14 shots in the third for the Sharks. No. 2 Star: David Perron, Edmonton Oilers He didn’t have the game-winner, as that went to Jesse Joensuu, but Perron had the Oilers’ other three goals in their...

s National Hockey League games - - - Penguins 3, Sabres 0 Marc-Andre Fleury's solid goaltending and a welcome return to form for Pittsburgh's offense was more than enough to propel the Eastern Conference-leading Penguins past Buffalo. Fleury stopped 24 shots to post his fourth shutout of the season and his league-leading 29th win for the Penguins (37-14-2) Chris Kunitz netted his 26th goal of the season,...

Semyon Varlamov has mastered beating the Dallas Stars. Varlamov made 41 saves in the Colorado Avalanche's 4-3 victory Monday night and beat the Stars for the fourth straight time. Alex Tanguay scored the winning goal early in the third period, and Varlamov made it stand up despite the best efforts of rejuvenated Stars scoring leader Tyler Seguin. Colorado led twice, but both times Seguin scored to...

DALLAS -- Colorado goalie Semyon Varlamov finished with 41 saves, making one of his biggest in the third period as the Avalanche ended the Dallas Stars' three-game winning streak in a 4-3 victory on Monday night at American Airlines Center. "The difference in the game without a doubt was the start and the performance of our goalie," Colorado coach Patrick Roy said. In the third period, Varlamov turned...

First vs. worst and a Western showdown make for a good night....

t too many other professions for which this kind of thing is said. “You never want to see a guy get fired, but that crane operator has shown up to work drunk and on sleeping pills every day for the last two weeks.” “You never want to see a guy get fired, but that lawyer keeps taking naps when he's supposed to be cross-examining a witness.” “You never want to see a guy get fired, but that janitor has...

The Columbus Blue Jackets won a franchise-record eight straight games and are one of the hottest teams in the NHL. So what has that done for fantasy owners and what is expected for the Blue Jackets as they continue their first year in the Eastern Conference?...

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Dallas Stars goaltender Kari Lehtonen, Detroit Red Wings right wing Gustav Nyquist and Carolina Hurricanes defenseman Andrej Sekera were named the NHL's "Three Stars" for the week. Lehtonen went 3-1-0 with a 1.25 goals-against average, .944 save percentage and two shutouts. He made 19 saves in a 4-1 loss to the Nashville Predators on Jan. 20 before picking up three consecutive victories. He made 18...

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The Detroit Red Wings activated goaltender Jimmy Howard from injured reserve Monday....

Jan 27 (The Sports Xchange) - The Detroit Red Wings activated goaltender Jimmy Howard from injured reserve Monday. To make room for Howard on the roster, the team assigned goalie Petr Mrazek to Grand Rapids of the AHL. Howard, 29, left the Red Wings' Jan. 20 game against the St. Louis Blues in the second period with knee pain. He also missed about three weeks in December with a knee injury. Howard...

s NHL games ... 1. P.A. Scratched. Whoa now ... P.A. Parteneau is a healthy scratch for Colorado? From Dater: "The return of Alex Tanguay, who will play Monday, creates a fuller bench than Roy has had in a while. That, and Parenteau may need to regain a bit more strength in his knee after having only recently returned after missing three weeks with an injury to it." 2. Vancouver's Punching Bag. Via...

three-game winning streak with a hard-fought 4-3 victory over Dallas on Monday night at the American Airlines Center. The Avalanche (33-14-5), who finished their road trip at 2-1-0, received the winning goal from left winger Alex Tanguay early in the third period. Captain and left winger Gabriel Landeskog contributed two assists and goalie Semyon Varlamov stopped 41 shots for Colorado. Tanguay...